Hobby/craft suggestions

YorksLass

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I was thinking the same. They've come down in price now: I saw them in Poundland, and Lidl for 99p this afternoon.

:T I'll be having a look at these with a view to buying and putting aside for Xmas presents. My local sm (Sainsbobs) only sells the more expensive ones.

Hi Grouchy - I think the bookmark ones would be ideal especially if you could find them with a printed canvas; other than that they might be a good starting point if you think your relation could follow a chart. After that, the daffodil one would make a nice follow-up. The last one (the cat cushion) looks OK too but again it's perhaps one for further down the line. Good luck in your search for the "right" one!

Grouchy

Thanks again YorksLass. It is indeed difficult getting all requirements met, but at least I know what I'm looking for ideally. I have found out that I have a Hobbycraft near me and so I might venture there to see what they have.

TiredTrophy

What about a jigsaw as well?
You can get a special board to put them on which means they can be moved from the table for meals....the puzzles can often be found in charity shops....visitors might be able to join in.

Aril

A friend put this link up on her blog. Lots of different images to choose from.
https://www.justcolor.net/our-galleries

Arilx

LameWolf

Another vote for bookmarks. Even if you need to follow a chart as opposed to printed canvas, they're small enough that it's pretty easy to do; they won't take forever to complete, and you have a useful item at the end of it.

Grouchy

Thanks LameWolf, yes those are the reasons I had too for it being the best choice. I am going to go to Hobbycraft and see what they have, if they have some ideal options then at least it will not be too expensive to post to the US.

Thanks for the other suggestions, but I think the adult colouring books wouldn't be appropriate - I could see how giving such a gift to someone who is aware and very self conscious about something like memory loss may be taken the wrong way. In any case she has never shown any interest in such things so it would appear to an odd gift. The same goes for puzzles which I think she has said in the past does not interest her.

Thanks anyway for all the replies, the bookmarks seem a good choice and reflects her own interests so it will most likely be received as a nice out of the blue gift and not something geared to address the problems she has gradually got up the nerve to talk to me about.

Callie22

Would she perhaps like some magazines, the kind that come with a craft kit attached? I'm thinking of something like some back issues of Mollie Makes or similar, where you get a little kit - I've seen back issues on ebay and they're not that dear. That way you could send her a few different things, like a crochet kit, a sewing kit etc, and she can try out different things without it being too challenging or too much of a commitment.

franticflyerSue56

Hi Grouchy,
While all the preceding are excellent thoughts, I've another! I've recently taken up a hobby I loved as a kid. I bought myself a Spirograph!

Apparently it helps with hand/eye co-ordination and I found it very soothing. I suppose if your relative has very poor eyesight there could be a problem, but I had my 83 yr old mum mucking about with it recently, and her eyesight isn't good. Just a thought!

😊

ejbg2001

Hi Grouchy,
Mouseloft cross-stitch kits are small and easy to do, they are very cute and they are sold at Hobbycraft and other crafty shops. I love them and used several designs on clothing as well as on the aida.

Grouchy

Thanks again, I went to Hobbycraft - that was an eye-opener! - and they were helpful. I did happen to see the Mouseloft kits and think they may suit.
What I did buy was a small Mouseloft kit which comes with envelope, so can be gifted. I've also decided to buy the simple bookmarks and will try to get those locally if I can.

That was I can actually send them personally to the US and (little white lie) say that I'd gone to a local craft market and happened to see these and thought she might enjoy them. That way there is no sense of me trying to address her memory problem, just a natural thing I might do anyway. It's such a sensitive issue and one people find embarrassing to own to (I know she does), I think this resolves things nicely.

Thanks again for all the help and suggestion.